Freshly Made Color Throwdown

One of my New Year's resolutions was to carve out some more time to create. So far so good for January!

First card I'm sharing was inspired by the colors at the Color Throwdown challenge this week -

I used the new PTI Medallion Trio set I got this week so I'm also entering this into Darnell's NBUS challenge as well. So many pretty possibilities with this set...and you know how I LOVE medallion images! Sentiment is from PTI Banner Sentiments.

Second card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches challenge. 

I die cut various balloon dies (SSS and PTI) in fun happy colors. Sentiment from PTI Keep It Simple. I have two versions - balloon strings....

and no balloon strings. I hand drew them in and anytime I do something free hand, it always looks strange to me. I don't know what happened to my hand when I was drawing the string for the pink balloon! 

Hope you've gotten some time in your crafty space lately! Feels good to something not related to kids, the house, or work! Have a great week and thanks for stopping in! 

Happy Birthday Cards

Birthday cards are on my agenda this week. I'm checking in with three birthday cards today that I want to share.

First card is for my nephew who is turning 2 next week. The card doesn't scream little boy in design but I think the colors are boyish enough and the card is cute (just like he is!). Card design inspired by the CAS(E) this Sketch #61 challenge.

Next card is a bit more sophisticated using the colors of dark pink, black, and grey for the Dynamic Duos challenge.

I cut the chevron plate in hot pink dotted cardstock and placed it over the black for high contrast. Cluster of Ruby Rose flowers anchors the grey sentiment banner.

Last card is a bit more delicate in color. Color inspiration is from ColourQ this week which highlights kraft and several shades of pinks. The card design is inspired by the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week. I created a vase out of a frame image and stamped two of my favorite mums in two pinks. This Mums The Word set is one of my all-time favorite sets! And what's a card without some enamel dots to finish it off!

Hope you are warm wherever you are. Temperatures are freezing here in NJ and I'm counting the days until spring! Thanks for stopping by!

Little Bit of Layering

I'm sharing a few more cards with you tonight which feature a little bit more layering than I am used to doing.

First card is inspired by the soft and subtle colors from the Colour Me challenge and the fun sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. These colors screamed baby to me so I made a card for my new niece coming in February. This card took WAY LONGER than I thought it would because of the skewed patterned paper on the sketch. A bit of paper went to waste trying to make this card. But I've been seeing this card design alot around blogland and have been dying to make a card like this. Boy did I wish I had bought those Papertrey Tipped Top dies when they first came out! They would have sped things up for sure! I love the little bit of yellow peeking out and was glad to use this pretty Minds Eye paper from my stash.

Next card is using this week's challenge sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch. I found this rain themed paper when I found the pink paper I used in the first card and thought it would be a nice compliment to my little used Scattered Showers dies. They are hard to use because I don't have the matching stamps (thanks to a flake on the PTI forum who I paid for them but who never sent them to me!). I searched my stash high and low looking for a good sentiment and found one with sunshine. In hindsight, not sure if they really matches well but think it would still work, no? Paper is from My Mind's Eye, sentiment is Hero Arts.

Last creation is a wine bottle tag I made inspired by the Fusion Challenge this week. The sketch involved quite a bit more layering than I am used to. My plan is to use this tag on a bottle of wine I'm giving my friend who will be finishing her first 5k in a few months.

Thanks again for taking a peek and for all your wonderful and generous comments. Makes me smile every time!

Freshly Made Sketches #106

Its been a while since I played with the sketches at Freshly Made Sketches. Time is just not on my side lately - too many things going on. But this week's challenge brought to mind an item in my stash that I have been wanting to use again - Maya Road Doilies. So I made a simple thank you card with this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Enchanted Evening & Simply Chartreuse, Neenah White
Stamps: Think Big Favorties #4
Ink: PTI Enchanted Evening
Other: Maya Road Doily, My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste Enamel Dots

Freshly Made Sketches #89

Banners seem to be big in the crafting world this week. I just made several cards with banners so decided to try something else in place of the banners for the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week. I was inspired by the sneak peeks at Papertrey this week to use tickets for my birthday card.

Hope you like the change. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Just the Ticket
Ink: PTI Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, & New Leaf
Paper: Cardbase - Target?, PTI Simply Chartreuse, Vintage Cream, & Aqua Mist
Other: PTI Ticket die, Twinery Twine

Crafty Saturday Part 2

Just a few more cards I made this weekend....yes, seems like a lot huh? But all was in my favor - quiet, kid-free house, chores & errands all caught up, and two movies to watch (Safe Haven and Les Miserables) while crafting. Sometimes the stars all need to be aligned for so much to get done!

This first card is my take on this week's challenge at Fusion Card Challenge (BOTH the sketch & inspiration photo). Also entering this into the CAS-ual Friday's Clean & Simple challenge which has a CONGRATULATIONS theme.

This second card is inspired by Maile's card at CASE Study Challenge. I don't have any feathers in my stash but I liked the bit of color and banner along the bottom.

Last card for today uses the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week. I used green Perfect Pearls for the leaves on the willow tree. Hope you can see the glimmery effect in the second photo.

Hope you had a great weekend as well!

Supplies:

Celebrate:
Paper: PTI White, Echo Park Dots & Stripes, PTI Pure Poppy Patterned Paper
Stamps: PTI Think Big Favorites #13
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Other: Twine from Twinery, Doodlebug Jewels

Happy Birthday:
Paper: PTI White, New Leaf, & Summer Sunrise
Stamps: PTI Birthday Basics
Other: Turning a New Leaf die, Simon Says Stamp Tilted Banners die, Prima flowers and Keizercraft gems.

Sympathy:
Stamps: PTI Willow
Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate cardstock & patterned paper, PTI Ripe Avocado
Ink: PTI Classic Kraft, Versamark
Other: Pearl Ex Spring Green

Sunday, May 12, 2013

50th Birthday

For my brother-in-law's upcoming birthday, I made a card using the AMAZING new shimmer cardstock from Papertrey Ink. The cardstock is gorgeous in real life, the shimmer subtle, the cardstock thick, and it takes embossing very well.



You can get a better look at the shimmer cardstock in this photo -



If you were teetering on whether to get this gorgeous new paper, I'd say the sampler pack is well worth it.

Card design is inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #85-



Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI White & Onyx Shimmer, Recollections Glitter Paper
Other: PTI Double Ended Banner Dies, PTI By The Numbers, Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Punch

Friday, May 10, 2013

Freshly Made Sketches #85

Next up on my card to-do list is a happy birthday card for a little girl. This week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches proved to be a perfect springboard for this cheerful card.





Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Cardbase, American Crafts patterned paper, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Stamps: PTI Daily Design Sentiments
Other: Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle Punch, PTI Loopsy Daisy Die, Sketched Shapes Banner Die, & Doodlebug Brad

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Its Your Day Card

Here's a card I made using some days of the week stamps in my stash (Scenic Route). I've always wanted to do a clean and simple card using all the days and embossed the final sentiment in white to make it stand out. Patterned paper is an old Chatterbox piece in my stash.

I was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #43 this week and the CAS-ual Fridays challenge #60 to use text.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a great & crafty week!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Freshly Made Sketches #38

It's my niece's first birthday party this weekend and I wanted to make a fabulous card for her. Just look at those cheeks!



Here's the card I made for her using some of my favorite papers from My Mind's Eye. I created the dimensional bow with half of the Papertrey Ink Loopsie Daisy die and die cut the '1' and tied some twine around it. Basic layout of the card was inspired by this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.





Thanks for taking a look!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Freshly Made Take Two

I am really loving this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

I've had the Papertrey Ink Mehndi Medallion Sets for a while now and have had trouble using them because I could never get the placement right since I'm a very linear-thinking type of girl. But this week's sketch helped me to align my medallions and add a few extra in for balance and fun! I really love the way it turned out and am thinking of making a set of these using different color combinations.



All Supplies from Papertrey Ink:Cardstock:Rustic Cream, Stamps:Mehndi Medallion and Mini Mehndi Medallion sets, Sentiment: Mega Mixed Messages, Ink:Canyon Clay, Kraft, and Momento Rich Cocoa.
Thanks again for stopping by!

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Freshly Made Sketches #27

So many possibilities with this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. Thought I'd go out of my comfort zone and use numbers in place of the circles for a fun 5th birthday card for my nephew.


Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box,Patterned Paper:My Mind's Eye Lime Twist,Dies:Papertrey Ink By The Numbers and Double Ended Banners,Sentiment:PTI Mega Mixed Messages,Ink:Momento Rich Cocoa
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Freshly Made Sketches #21

Here's a great card sketch from Freshly Made Sketches:

I made a fun card for my daughter to use for her friend's upcoming 8th birthday party. Here's my take:



Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Tart Fly a Kite, Die #8: Papertrey Ink By the Numbers, Punches: Marvy Uchida Circle Punches.